Jq denial of service | CVE-2023-50246

NAME
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Jq denial of service

Platforms Affected:
jq jq 1.7

Risk Level:
5.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Denial of Service

DESCRIPTION
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Jq is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-buffer overflow in the function decToString in decNumber.c. By using a specially crafted file, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


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